Now that Al and Tipper have split, the inevitable rumor of an affair is going round. But the most interesting thing to me is not the possibility of Al’s cheating. I’ve learned that a person who ends a long-term marriage … Continue reading →
He’s pretty sure you do. This article from NY Magazine makes it clear that Madoff’s arrogance remains undiminished, even (or perhaps especially) in prison. It contains some fascinating nuggets, such as a purported conversation between Madoff and convicted spy for … Continue reading →
The inimitable Cristopher Hitchens relates an early anecdote about Margaret Thatcher that gives a somewhat different perspective than we usually get on the Iron Lady: …[T]he Tories were having a reception in the House of Lords in order to launch … Continue reading →
I first saw the Paul Taylor Dance Company perform in 1970. I was immediately impressed, even though it’s a modern dance company and at the time I tended to prefer ballet. But Paul Taylor’s work had a unique set of … Continue reading →
Here’s a bunch of photos of familiar political figures back in their callow youths. Get a load of Dick Cheney in particular.
Continue reading →Read it and weep for Zimbabwe, a country that’s gotten so bad that its mainly black population pines for the days of white rule. At least they had jobs back then. Liberal journalist Kristof is more PC than the people … Continue reading →
By now you may have heard of a recent episode involving Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents the Fourth District of Georgia in the House, one of the most Democratic Congressional districts in the US. Johnson has received a certain amount … Continue reading →
By now we all have probably noticed the strange phenomenon of people who are highly accomplished in their own fields but who fail to exercise even a modicum of common sense when opining outside them. I’ve been reading Thomas Sowell’s … Continue reading →
It’s all tré¨s Frané§ais. The marriage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni appears to have succumbed to simultaneous affairs, he with Junior Minister for Ecology Chantal Jouanno and she with singer Benjamin Biolay. I say, if … Continue reading →
It’s not the message, stupid! But the New York Times, a goodly portion of Obama’s remaining supporters, and the Obama administration itself seem to continue to think (or to pretend?) that it is. This Times piece focuses on how David … Continue reading →
I’m not sure whether this New Yorker piece about Paul Krugman is meant to be admiring or denigrating. But I would sum its message up as follows: Krugman used to be an insufferable intellectually arrogant and politically clueless person gifted … Continue reading →
Last night I watched “Blind Spot,” a filmed interview with Traudl Junge, who was Hitler’s secretary during his last year and final days. It’s a remarkable document, although a very simple one: Ms. Junge, aged eighty or so at the … Continue reading →